Uses of Past Forms in the Social Pretend Play of Italian Children.

Musatti, Tullia; Orsolini, Margherita

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ERIC Number: EJ477746

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Publication Date: 1993

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Uses of Past Forms in the Social Pretend Play of Italian Children.

Musatti, Tullia; Orsolini, Margherita

Journal of Child Language, v20 n3 p619-39 Oct 1993

Verb forms used by 14 4-year-olds in their pretend play were investigated in a study of the use of past verb forms to express "unreality." Results suggest that different past verb forms co-occur with different play activities; e.g., present perfect occurring when children implement their plans and communicate within an already established pretend frame. (26 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Fantasy, Foreign Countries, Italian, Preschool Children, Pretend Play, Tenses (Grammar), Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbal Development, Verbs

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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